About

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Harneys’ highly skilled investment funds team has earned the trust of significant clients across the world while working on complex, ground-breaking transactions. We have built a reputation for delivering top-quality advice in a timely, transparent manner while minimising legal costs in Cayman. 


Our investment fund lawyers work with managers of offshore hedge funds and private equity funds to help them establish and structure their offshore investment vehicles to best meet their strategies and investors’ requirements. Our client base includes hedge fund managers, leading international law firms, major financial institutions and corporates. We have recently assisted organisations such as UBP, Atlantic Security Bank, BNP Paribas Brazil, Moneda, Opportunity, Deutsche Bank, Banco Bradesco and China River.


Harneys’ size, collegiate atmosphere and flexible teams allow us to work across departments and offices. We do the work in the location that is most suitable to the client, and are able to provide time zone and language-appropriate service to clients around the world. This commitment to each of our clients is reflected in a number of multi-billion dollar investment managers choosing to switch legal advisers to Harneys.

Chambers Review

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Investment Funds - Cayman Islands

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Harneys has a well-regarded Cayman investment funds team which advises on all aspects of fund formation, combinations and restructuring. It has notable experience handling fund regulatory matters and further benefits from the firm's well-established presence in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The law firm has considerable experience representing Latin American clients and is increasingly active on crypto funds.

Work Highlights

  • Harneys advised XP Advisory on the formation and launch of an open-ended SPC fund structure.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Smith
5
James Smith
5
Band 5

James Smith advises on the formation of open and closed-end funds in addition to cryptocurrency funds. He is increasingly involved in providing assistance to Latin American clients.

James Smith is consistently responsive, thoughtful and highly effective in supporting our work.

He demonstrates strong technical knowledge, excellent commercial awareness and a clear understanding of our priorities.

James Smith is an exceptional partner who is both highly responsive and incredibly attentive to our needs. His insights are always timely and precise, making him an invaluable asset to our team.

James Smith stands out for his deep technical knowledge, practical approach and ability to provide clear, solution-oriented advice on complex matters.

James understands our business very well and knows a lot about Brazilian clients.

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Investment Funds

James Smith
5
James Smith
5
Band 5

Members

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Clients

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3TS Capital Partners’

ACP Investments Ltd

Agrius Capital Partners

Arpex Capital

Atlantic Security Bank

BDT Capital

BNP Fund Brazil SPC

Banco De Credito del Peru

Banco do Brasil (Latin America’s largest bank)

Black Maple Fund

Bradesco

Cedar Springs Capital

Chasm Capital

Deutsche Bank

Diamond Hill Capital Management

Direct Lending Investment LLC

Eagle Trading Systems Inc

Eastern Point Capital Management

Emerald Creek Capital

Everest Capital

GFS Investments

Gabelli & Partners LLC

Gamma Real Estate

Higher Moment Capital

Infinity Capital Partners

JP Funds Group

KAM

LSV Advisors

Maas Capital

N2 India

Ovis Capital LLC

Peppertree Capital Management

Royal Bank of Canada

SALI Fund Services

San Diego County Employees Retirement Association

Sciens Capital Management

Senzar Asset Management

Shoreline Capital Management

Silver 8 Capital

Skycatcher

Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi)

Taiyo Pacific Partners

Tang Media Partners

Titan Advisors

UBS

UOB Capital Management

West Side Advisors

Western Capita Guatemala

White Oaks

Industries

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Financial institutions

Investment funds

Law firms

Private individuals